The Wanderer
I have always been an avid proponent of experiencing new culture, people, food, and things. I have always had an adoration for new experiences. I love to travel. My affinity for traveling and new experiences I owe to my parents. I have lived in five states and have visited thirty-two states total. My family has been fortunate enough to travel as much as we have because of several factors: my Grandfather went to war and was stationed in Germany where he met my Grandmother, my Grandfather chose to allow the oil on his homestead to be mined, my Mother joined the military, my father has always been a wanderer, my Mother was an only child who inherited everything from her Father.
My Great-Grandfather on my Mother’s side purchased a homestead in Montana. When my Great-grandparents died, my Grandfather inherited the homestead. My Grandfather went to Germany as a soldier in World War II. My Grandfather was stationed in Baden-Württemberg and met my Grandmother. Because Germany was not considered a liberated country but rather a defeated enemy there was a ban placed on American soldiers marrying German women. “The ban was officially lifted in December 1946, but the military continued to place restrictions on such unions, including a three-month waiting period and a careful …show more content…
If my Mother had not joined the National Guard and been in Bozeman in 1988 and my Father was not driving truck for a company based out of Bozeman, my parents would never have met. Had my parents never met I would never have been born. Since my Great-Grandfather purchased a homestead in the nutrient rich flatlands of Montana he, my Grandfather, and my parents, could grow flourishing crops, raise cattle, and harvest crude oil. This gave my family the resources to
I have always been an avid proponent of experiencing new culture, people, food, and things. I have always had an adoration for new experiences. I love to travel. My affinity for traveling and new experiences I owe to my parents. I have lived in five states and have visited thirty-two states total. My family has been fortunate enough to travel as much as we have because of several factors: my Grandfather went to war and was stationed in Germany where he met my Grandmother, my Grandfather chose to allow the oil on his homestead to be mined, my Mother joined the military, my father has always been a wanderer, my Mother was an only child who inherited everything from her Father.
My Great-Grandfather on my Mother’s side purchased a homestead in Montana. When my Great-grandparents died, my Grandfather inherited the homestead. My Grandfather went to Germany as a soldier in World War II. My Grandfather was stationed in Baden-Württemberg and met my Grandmother. Because Germany was not considered a liberated country but rather a defeated enemy there was a ban placed on American soldiers marrying German women. “The ban was officially lifted in December 1946, but the military continued to place restrictions on such unions, including a three-month waiting period and a careful …show more content…
If my Mother had not joined the National Guard and been in Bozeman in 1988 and my Father was not driving truck for a company based out of Bozeman, my parents would never have met. Had my parents never met I would never have been born. Since my Great-Grandfather purchased a homestead in the nutrient rich flatlands of Montana he, my Grandfather, and my parents, could grow flourishing crops, raise cattle, and harvest crude oil. This gave my family the resources to